Chapter 7: 007: The Emperor Arrives

007 The Emperor Arrives

The sound of cluttered footsteps approached from a distance. Wu Yue opened her eyes and revealed a cold smile; what was meant to come had finally arrived.

After a night of sorting through things, Murong Yue's simple yet extraordinary thirteen years of memories had been completely digested by her.

Murong Yue slowly sat up and smiled again. The smile was no longer the enchanting and cold expression of the past, but rather the foolishness belonging to Murong Yue. Murong Yue was a fool; if she were to suddenly become intelligent, it would inevitably invite suspicion.

Moreover, both Murong Yue's descent into foolishness and the festering sores on her face were riddled with doubts. Since her soul had possessed Murong Yue's body, whether to avenge Murong Yue or to ensure a stable life in the future, she had to investigate everything thoroughly.

From this day forward, she, Wu Yue, was Murong Yue. She would definitely overturn the fate of this girl filled with tragedy.

Murong Shuang's delicate voice drifted faintly from nearby: "Consort De, Second Sister might not be awake yet. Should Shuang'er go in and call her up?"

"No need. This Palace will go see her personally. What kind of people are you, to actually let Yue'er fall into the water? If anything happens to Yue'er, can you take responsibility for it?" A gentle yet stern voice rang out.

From Murong Yue's memories, Wu Yue learned that this person was her aunt, Consort De. Consort De was her mother's only relative and had always cared deeply for her. This was also one of the reasons why Murong Xue and Murong Shuang did not dare to bully Murong Yue in front of outsiders.

However, as a woman of the inner palace, how could Consort De come to the Murong Estate today? Although Consort De was Murong Yue's aunt, in her memories, it seemed that Chancellor Murong and this aunt had not had much contact after Murong Yue's biological mother, Yue Lingli, passed away. The only remaining connection between them was Murong Yue herself.

"Yue'er, are you awake?" Consort De's voice sounded at the door. As if not expecting an answer from Murong Yue, she walked in with a group of people. Seeing that Murong Yue was already awake and sitting on the bed, she hurried toward her.

"Yue'er, you truly scared your aunt to death! How could you fall into the water like that? Was someone trying to harm you? Tell your aunt, and your aunt will surely seek justice for you!" As Consort De spoke, her bright eyes turned sharply toward the pale and terrified Murong Xue and Murong Shuang. The intimidation of someone who had held a high position for many years caused Murong Xue and Murong Shuang to drop to their knees with a thud.

"Consort De, this humble girl absolutely did not harm my sister. It... it was her own fault for falling into the water. This humble girl would never dare to deceive Your Ladyship!" Murong Xue was, after all, only a concubine-born daughter. If Consort De decided to make an issue of this and punish her, it would only take a single word.

"Your Ladyship, we sisters would never dare to harm Second Sister. It... it was Second Sister..." Murong Shuang's lowered eyes were filled with jealousy and hatred. Why? Why was it that even though Murong Yue was just a foolish girl, she not only received her father's love, but even after her mother died, she could still hold onto her status as the legitimate daughter and even receive Consort De's favor? Heaven was truly unfair.

She absolutely could not admit it right now. Her mother had already gone to find her father; she believed he would arrive very soon!

"The Emperor arrives!" A shrill voice rang out, followed by the Emperor's booming laughter: "My beloved consort, you said you wanted me to accompany you to the Chancellor's estate, so why is it that as soon as we arrived, you rushed straight to Yue'er's side without even waiting for me!"